Trump used 2014 tweet to allege Obama skipped his intelligence briefings | The Independent

Donald Trump hammered his predecessor, Barack Obama, routinely on Twitter – especially during the 44th president’s second term.

Since the former reality television show host became president himself, many of those tweets have been used by critics to suggest he is hypocritical.

That is the case yet again, this time amid questions about US intelligence reports earlier this year that Russia had placed bounties on the heads of American and coalition military forces in Afghanistan. If Taliban and Taliban-linked militias killed any, Russia would provide payouts, US officials have told multiple US media outlets.

Source: Trump used 2014 tweet to allege Obama skipped his intelligence briefings | The Independent


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